Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-17
Our Vermont Horses.
From the Boston Cultlvator.l

too sh )rt-Raited for fast trotters These
objections are bugbears of the past. Many
of the representatives of the Morgans to-
day have plenty of size. This is especial
ly true of the Knoxes in Maine, the Nor
rils in New Hampshire, the second gen
Grafton of Lamberts in Vermont and
northern New York, particularly when
inbred to the Black Hawk strain. The
Golddusts of Kentucky are another branch
of the Morgan family that range from
1872 to l6 hands in height.
The prejudice which so long kept this
valuable family in the background is be-
coming weaker every year If those who
are inclined to sneer at the speed of trot-
tiers of Morgan lineage will carefully con
suit the records, they will find that nearly
every trotter bred in New England that
has gained record of 220 or better is re
lated to the Morgan family. Maine has
produced in all six now found in the 220
list. The fastest of these is Hopeful,
record to harness 214$4 and to wagon
2.1G15. a mark which no other trotter has
yet been able to equal in public contest
Hopeful was by Godfrey Patchen; dam
by the Brigham horse second dam by
Whalebone, son of Sherman Morgan;
third dam by Winthrop Messenger. The
records fail to show that the BRIGHAM
horse ever got trotter to start in pub
lie race, and his blood is not found in the
dam of any other last trotter
Lady Maud, 1874, is the next fastest
trotter ever raised in the Pine Tree State
She was by Gen. Knox, by Vermont Hero,
by Sherman Black Hawk, by HIPS Black
Hawk, son of Sherman Morgan. Her dam
was by a grandson of Henry Clay, known
as Sabek. Next comes the PAGER Benny,
l.1SH. by Fearnaught Jr., 1926, by Fear
| "a n a
dam of Benny was by Gilbreth Knox, son
of Gen. Knox. Iron Age, 2.19l4, was by
Jules Jurgenson, son of Gen. Knox; dam
said to be of Drew descent. Camors, 2.19${,
was by Gen. Knox. Pilot Knox, 2.1914,
Ellsworth son of Gen Knox Forest
Patchen, 2 1874, bred by Howard s. Jones'
New Durham, n. H., was by King
Patchen, son of Tom Patchen, known
also as Bill WelIman and got by the ia
The dam of Forest Patchen was by de
scendant of Hills Black Hawk, out of a
mare by the Steve French horse, son of
Flint Morgan, by Sherman Morgan.
Gomez, 21914, the fastest trotter ever
bred in Vermont, and pronounced by the
of the gamiest that he ever drove, was by
Daniel Lambert, son of Ethan Allen, and
from daughter of Hiawatha, by HIPS
Black Hawk. Frank, 2.19%, was by
Abraham. son of Daniel Lambert dam
by a son of HIPS Black Hawk. The
de- m of Abraham was also by HIPS Black
Hawk. Ethan Allen, by Hills Black
Hawk, hitcned with running mate beat
the famous trotter Dexter, 2.l14, at
Fashion Course, Long Island. getting
record in that style of l5 and going to
the halfmile post the first heat in 1.O4.
The first trotter to beat Ethan Aliens
time in that rig was Billy d., by Daniel
Lambert, which made record of 214I
at Providence, K. l., october 10, $780, and
reduced it to 2 l44 at Beacon Park, Octo-
Der %, 1881. Frank, by Abraham, has
record 2Os1G hitched with running mate,
H. B. Winship, hitched to pole with a
runner, made a record of 200 at Provi-
dence, r. |. August l, 1854, which is the
fastest mile ever trotted in that manner.
| Winship has a record to harness of 2.2019,
and never made a break in but one race
during the several seasons he was upon
the turf, proving himself one of the most
reliable, level headed trotterS ever upon
the track. He was by Aristos, 2,27$4,
son of Daniel Lambert, dam by Col.
Moulton, 22s14, another son OF Daniel
Lambert The dam of Aristos was by
Stonewall jackson, a grandson of Hills
| Black Hawk and that of Col. Moulton
was Jenney by the Bigelow horse, son of
| Hills Black Hawk.
| Lucille Golddust, l6l4, a mare of Won
|
sey's Golddust, son of Vermont Morgan,
Barnard Morgan, by Clifford, by Wood
bury Morgan. Charley Ford, 2.l6l2, was
by McKesson's Grey Eagle, son of Hlll's
Black Hawk. Troubadour, 2.l919, was by
Revenge, by Napoleon by sherman Black
Hawk, son of Hills Black Hawk. Nelson,
22634, one of the fastest three year olds
ever raised in the North, was by Young
Rolfe, 2 5l4, he by Tom Rolfe, out OF
Judith, mare bred by Wesley p. Balch of
this city, and got by Draco, 2s]3. The
latter was by the inbred Morgan Young
Morrill, and from a daughter of the Hoyt
horse. son of Hills Black Hawk. The
dam of Judith was Lady Balch, by Ris-
ing sun. Mr.. Balch sold her to Col. II.
:. Russell, who also bred lily from her
by Draco, which was named Columbia.
This full sister to Judith was bred to Jay
Gould, 22lJ6, son of Rysdicks Handle
tonian, several years ago, and the result
was a tilly foaled with one hip lower thau
the other, which is now known as May
Gould. She trotted several races THIS
season, getting record of 80 IN thlru
heat and it is claimed by her owner that
she can speed quarter in 80 seconds.
Rex, which got record of = 2213 during
the past season, and run Ii races, a greater
number, according to w. L. Chester,
than is credited to any other trotter, is by
Earthquake, a grandson of Hllls Black
Hawk. Little Dick, 22Sl4, stable com
panion of Rex, and winner of IL races
during the season of 1856 was by Hola-
birds Ethan Allen, by Ethan Allen, son
of HIPS Black Hawk; dam by Golddrop,
by Tom Hyer, son of Hill's Black Hawk.
The four year-old stallion Lawrence, is
credited with record of 2.30l9, on half
mile track in Maine, the past season
beating among Roanoke, fashlonably- =
bred Hambletonian. Lawrence WAS Oy
Doctor Franklin, son of Gen. Knox, dam
by Morrill, Champion, also of Morgan de-
scent. The record of Lawrence Is four sec
onds faster than has ever been made by
any ether four-year-old in Name.
Fatal Accident at Bethel.
John w. Preston, who lived two miles
from Bethel started from his house in his
buggy and when about 10 rods from his
house. eitherl fell or was thrown out
against fallen tree. The fall caused a
fracture of the skull so that he was un-
conscious when taken up Immediately af-
|, ter, and remained so until he died Sunday